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February 1, 2020

Lebanese rely on Catholic health clinic amid economic crisis

Khaled and Mariam pose during a Jan. 7 visit to the newly opened Catholic-run clinic in Beirut for a checkup for their two-month-old son, Mohammad. The family is homeless. The clinic serves the poor and needy in response to Lebanon’s severe economic crisis. Some 20 doctors have committed to serve on a rotating basis, giving their time for free.

BEIRUT -- In a clinic adjoining a Catholic church, Samira Roncaglia cheerfully welcomed the young couple with their newborn, guiding them to the pediatrician.

Published in International
October 16, 2019

Australia to amend religious freedom bills to consider health facilities

A pro-life message is seen formed in the sky by a plane above Sydney Harbor Aug. 18, 2019.

SYDNEY -- The Australian government said it will make changes to religious freedom legislation concerning religious hospitals and aged-care facilities, after the Catholic Church pushed for changes to a recently released draft legislation package.

Published in International
March 26, 2019

Windsor hospital in bubble zone battle

Laurie Eberhardt, who is running the Windsor 40 Days for Life campaign, standing outside the entrance to Windsor Regional Hospital.

WINDSOR, ONT. – Windsor Regional Hospital could be the first hospital in Ontario, perhaps Canada, to successfully apply for a 150-metre restriction on anti-abortion protests or vigils.

Published in Canada
March 20, 2019

Academy for Life encourages Catholic parents to vaccinate children

A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at Boston Children's Hospital Feb. 26, 2015. Catholic parents should vaccinate their children for the good of their children and the community, and they can do so with a "clear conscience" that "the use of such vaccines does not signify some sort of cooperation in voluntary abortion," said the Pontifical Academy for Life.
VATICAN – Catholic parents should vaccinate their children for the good of their children and the community, and they can do so with a "clear conscience" that "the use of such vaccines does not signify some sort of cooperation in voluntary abortion," said the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Published in International
March 14, 2019

The world of Sr. Laura: Serving Ethiopians for more than 25 years

Sr. Laura Girotto takes care of a child in the hospital she was instrumental in building in an area with an illiterate population that was devastated by the mid-1980s famine, and where young mothers — some as young as 12 — were ignorant of basic baby care, which led to far too many deaths.

OTTAWA – When Sr. Laura Girotto first set foot in Adwa, Ethiopia, in late 1993, it was hard to envision the miracle about to  unfold.

Published in International
March 8, 2019

A cure or a curse? Catholic hospitals weigh pros and cons of Ontario legislation

The organization representing Catholic hospitals like St. Michael’s in Toronto is not worried that a more centralized health system proposed by the Ontario government will sideline Catholic values and governance.

Despite warnings that an overhaul of health care in Ontario could sideline Catholic values and governance, organizations that represent Catholic hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and health services are optimistic they can be players in a more centralized health system.

Published in Canada
March 8, 2019

Health and climate change depend on the way food is produced, cooked, Vatican speakers say

A farmer in Ryugasaki, Japan, transplants rice June 26, 2017. Speakers at a Vatican conference on sustainable development said the food people choose at the supermarket and cook in their kitchens can make a huge difference in helping address the global problems of hunger, obesity and climate change.
VATICAN – The food people pick at the supermarket and cook in their kitchens can make a huge difference in helping address the global problems of hunger, obesity and climate change, a number of speakers said at a Vatican conference on sustainable development.
Published in International
March 6, 2019

Therapy dogs bring some comforting four-legged medicine into the lives of hospital patients

Harley and his handler, Anna Favuzza, make regular visits to Providence Healthcare in Toronto to brighten the lives of patients like Mary Walsh.

When Harley travels the halls at Providence Healthcare, he gets the rock star treatment.

Published in Canada
February 21, 2019

Storm erupts over hiring of pro-euthanasia doctor at Catholic hospital in Ottawa

Élisabeth-Bruyère Health Centre, Ottawa

OTTAWA – Despite granting privileges to a palliative care physician who supports Canada’s euthanasia law, the Catholic identity of Elisabeth Bruyère Hospital is not threatened, said Ottawa’s archbishop.

Published in Canada
February 21, 2019

Canada's new attorney general puts euthanasia expansion on ice

Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti, left, has no plans to expand assisted suicide in the near future.

OTTAWA – Euthanasia opponents welcomed news that Canada’s new Attorney General David Lametti says the Liberal government has no plans to expand access to assisted suicide in the near future.

Published in Canada
February 19, 2019

Cathy Majtenyi: Health care discussions don’t belong in backroom

Ontario’s Health Minister Christine Elliott.

It was a dramatic scene at Queen’s Park on Jan. 31: NDP Leader Andrea Horwath waving a copy of The Health System Efficiency Act 2019, a leaked bill that would see the Ontario government create a “super agency” to manage the province’s health care system.

Published in Register Columnists
February 5, 2019

New hope for Ontario doctors' conscience fight

New hope for Ontario doctors' conscience fight

New evidence heard in court has given Ontario’s medical conscientious objectors renewed hope.

Published in Canada
February 5, 2019

U.K. group conducting sham poll on euthanasia, prominent Catholic doctor says

Anti-euthanasia protesters demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London July 17, 2017. The head of the U.K. Catholic Medical Association says a professional physicians' body is conducting a sham poll on euthanasia.
MANCHESTER, England – The president of the Catholic Medical Association in the United Kingdom has accused the professional body for U.K. physicians of "rigging" a poll on euthanasia.
Published in International
January 28, 2019

Papal academy examining the future of ‘robo-ethics’

“Pepper,” a humanoid robot designed to welcome and take care of visitors and patients, holds the hand of a newborn baby next to his mother at AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium. The Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life has added robotics to its list of specialized areas of study.

VATICAN – Even though today’s modern tools and technologies are hardly human, the Pontifical Academy for Life is zeroing in on the world of robots and machines powered by artificial intelligence.

Published in International
January 9, 2019

Hawaii's assisted suicide law comes into effect, but physicians are not cooperating

The new law allows a terminally ill adult Hawaii resident to receive a prescription for a lethal medication if two doctors find that the person has fewer than six months to live and is mentally competent.

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Hawaii's law legalizing assisted suicide went into effect last week, but many physicians and pharmacists are choosing not to prescribe or dispense the needed medication.

Published in International
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